Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...

They may 'sound' like dinner. Why are whales eating plastic bags? They may 'sound' like dinner. Humpback whales can’t swallow a human. Here’s why. Humpback whales can’t swallow a human.

Two studies reveal that the communication systems of most cetaceans examined adhere to the principles of efficiency and ...

For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey some universal patterns. These run even deeper than ...

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...

Biologists found significant blunt-force trauma on the right side of the head of a 3-year-old whale and suspect it was hit by ...

Trained responders at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary ... to offer , from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Once again, trained responders ...

Their mission: Communicate with whales. And they did just that. In a landmark experiment, the team had a 20-minute conversation with a humpback whale ... are similar to a human greeting.

A humpback whale that had been thrilling ... by Mark Girardeau highlights “the tragedy of yet another human-created problem” in the form of a commercial fishing rope running through the whale’s mouth ...